How far do pros hit a 6 iron?

Average Total Yards Per Club
According the Leaderboard website, PGA Tour players' average 4-iron shots travel 210 to 220 yards (including the roll). They can hit 5-iron shots 195 to 205 yards; 6-iron shots 180 to 190 yards; 7-iron shots 165 to 180 yards; 8-iron shots 150 to 170 yards; and 9-iron shots 140 to 155 yards.
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How far can you hit with a 6 iron?

You should hit a six iron about 150 yards. The average golfer gets just over 150 yards with their six-iron. Players with faster swing speed will get closer to 165 or even 170 with a six iron.
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How far does Tiger Woods hit a 6 iron?

Tiger hits his 3-iron a 'carry' distance of 240 yards on average while his 4-iron goes 225 yards and 5-iron 210 yards. When it comes to his mid-irons he hits his 6-iron and 7-iron 195 and 180 yards.
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Is 200 yards good for a 6 iron?

Basic Guidelines for Potential Distance for 6 Iron

95 mph can produce 195-200 carry distance.
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How far do Tour pros hit a 7-iron?

A PGA Tour player hits a 7-iron between 172-215 yards. Meanwhile, a short-hitting amateur male golfer averages 120 yards with the same club. Men, women, seniors, juniors, professionals, amateurs and beginners all hit their clubs different distances.
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How far should you hit your irons?



How far does Bryson hit a 7 iron?

7-iron: 205 yards.
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Is a 250 yard drive good?

The average driving distance for a golfer with a 5 handicap or less is 250 yards. You might think that's kind of low for a good golfer but it's pretty realistic for someone who isn't a professional. If you hit the ball the average distance you're really not that far away from the average distance of a scratch golfer.
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What percentage of golfers can drive 300 yards?

Distribution Of Driving Distances

Only 4% of golfers drive the ball over 300 yards. The second highest percentage of golfers drive the ball between 225 and 249 on average.
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How far did Jack Nicklaus drive the ball?

Throughout his career, Nicklaus would consistently hit mammoth 330-yard drives. Golf Digest estimates that the average driving distance has increased by 15.5 yards over the past 10 years, a period of time where metal drivers have been used.
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Is a 6 iron hard to hit?

The six iron is still a challenging club to hit, but the tips above should help make it a little bit easier.
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What club replaces a 6 iron?

Typically, a 3-iron is replaced by a 19 degree hybrid or a 5-wood, a 4-iron is replaced by a 22 degree hybrid or a 7-wood, a 5-iron is replaced by a 25 degree hybrid, and a 6-iron is replaced by a 28 degree hybrid.
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Is a 6 iron necessary?

As a mid-iron, a 6 iron will often do justice to your game and help you in hitting the ball easily if you're a mid-level player or a professional rather than an amateur. Hence, if you have got past the beginning stages of the game, you can consider having a 6 iron as one of the 14 golf clubs in your golf bag.
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What swing speed do you need to hit 300 yards?

But if you're up for a challenge and want a goal to aim for, talk to GOLF Top 100 Teacher Andrew Rice. Rice conducts lots of studies using launch data, which you can read on his website, and tells golfers that if they want to hit the ball over 300 yards, they need to swing their driver about 108 mph.
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Is 100 mph club head speed good?

Well, more than 40 percent of golfers measured swing the club between 91 and 100 mph, according to the same data. The overall average is 93.4 mph, so if you're hovering around there, you should feel pretty proud of yourself. A swing speed in the 90s puts you right around average.
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What percentage of golfers can break 80?

Only about 2 percent of all golfers ever break 80, which generally is considered the Holy Grail of scoring. To legitimately break 80 — no improved lies; no 3-foot gimmes; no free drop from out of bounds — is to breathe the rarefied air of good, if not great golf.
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Is hitting a golf ball 150 yards good?

Using the table above you can see that on average a man can hit between 150 and 170 yards and a woman can hit between 90 and 150 yards.
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Is hitting a 7 iron 150 yards good?

An average golfer should be able to hit a seven iron about 140 yards. This distance will vary greatly depending on a person's age, swing speed, the clubs they are using, and the course conditions. Lower handicap or stronger players tend to hit the seven iron 150 yards or more.
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What iron should I use for 150 yards?

7-iron - 150-165 yards.
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What percentage of golfers can break 85?

According to data from the National Golf Foundation, only 26 percent of all golfers shoot below 90 consistently on regulation 18-hole courses; 45 percent of all golfers average more than 100 strokes per round. A player who shoots 85 is doing better than nearly three out of four of his golfing peers--a good score.
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Are 20 year old golf balls still good?

So keep your balls in a cool, dry place and they will last for awhile. The golf ball researchers at Titleist state, "Today's Titleist golf balls can be safely stored for five years or even more, as long as they are kept away from excessive heat. ... Normal indoor conditions should be fine for storage."
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What is Tiger's longest drive?

Tiger Woods – 498 yards at the 2002 Mercedes Championship.
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How far does Rory hit his irons?

According to Rory McIlroy's stock yardages, the Northern Irishman hits his 9-iron 163 yards and he hits his 5-iron 219 yards. He is currently the second-longest driver on the PGA Tour and he averages 326 yards with the big stick.
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